The Malta Independent 4 May 2025, Sunday
View E-Paper

Arts

'Bullet Train' goes off the rails, but Pitt doesn't

Friday, 12 May 2023, 08:58 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Aboard the speeding locomotive of "Bullet Train" ride at least five assassins, one venomous reptile (a snake on the train), countless glib Guy Ritchie-esque slo-mo action sequences, and one bucket-hat...

Youth and anarchy in 'Bodies Bodies Bodies'

Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 15:34 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

"Bodies Bodies Bodies " might just be the first great Gen Z thriller. In director Halina Reijn's film is a razor-sharp satire of a very specific kind of modern privilege set inside an escalating...

A Jewish detective bows on TV during a wave of antisemitism

Monday, 8 May 2023, 07:29 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Viewers of "The Calling" will quickly learn it isn't a typical TV police procedural. Just two minutes in, the lead detective of a fresh murder bows quietly over the dead body — and...

Why is R&B music more explicit than ever? It's complicated.

Monday, 8 May 2023, 07:26 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Tank was nervous after sending his manager a preview of "When We" — he'd never released a song that explicit. "He's like, 'You're crazy, but it's jammin'!'" the R&B singer recalled. "It...

'Easter Sunday' is a loving ode to Filipino culture

Monday, 8 May 2023, 07:25 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

A boisterous extended clan gathers for a family holiday, launching the requisite arguments, hurt feelings, grudges, inside jokes, laughter, love, reconciliation and lots of eating, plus maybe a car...

Like 'Bridgerton'? Wait till you catch 'Mr. Malcolm's List'

Monday, 8 May 2023, 07:23 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Years before "Bridgerton" and the Regency-era fashion moment it helped inspire, director Emma Holly Jones was dreaming of an early 19th century romantic comedy with a diverse cast. Inspiration...

Surely, and truly: New book shares backstory of 'Airplane!'

Monday, 8 May 2023, 07:18 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

"Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!" will be published Oct. 3 by St. Martin's Press, the publisher announced Wednesday. The oral history of the 1980 comedy classic includes...

Clea DuVall returns to 'High School' with duo Tegan and Sara

Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:06 Last update: about 2 years ago Associated Press

When actor, director, writer Clea DuVall met Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara 15 years ago, she became both friends with the twin sisters and a frequent creative collaborator. Tegan and Sara...

Q&A: Shania Twain talks rebuilding confidence with new album

Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:04 Last update: about 2 years ago Associated Press

Shania Twain felt the need on her new album to empower herself the same way she has uplifted listeners with hits like "Man! I Feel Like a Woman" and "She's Not Just a Pretty Face." So she set...

A winning charmer in 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'

Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:03 Last update: about 2 years ago Associated Press

Female desire is not a topic that gets a lot of space in mainstream Hollywood movies. And the desire of women north of 45? Well, that's been almost exclusively the province of Nancy Meyers, Meryl...

  • don't miss